Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 80 minute and 1 x 77 minute dives in water depths from 14 m to 18 m. 5 m viz, 23 C water temp and some surge.
This was the shake-down open-ocean trip on Terry’s new boat and it performed admirably. Leaving the Mooloolah River he turned south and we shot over the waves down to Nudi Ledge on Currimundi Reef. It has been almost 3 months since we have visited this part of the coast and the sea slugs presented in good numbers and diversity. A few not-so-common species among the count and a new addition, Tenellia sp. 46.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris averni 1/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2 1/2
Bornella anguilla 4/4
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/3
Chromodoris kuiteri 10/8
Cratena lineata 2/2
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 15/19
Elysia maoria -/2
Elysia sp. 11 1/-
Glossodoris vespa -/2
Goniobranchus sp. 6 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 3/1
Goniodoridella savignyi 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/2
Hypselodoris maritima 3/2
Hypselodoris sp. 3 -/1
Jorunna sp. 3 -/1
Oxynoe viridis 3/-
Phyllidia exquisita 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidia picta 1/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/2
Phyllodesmium macphersonae -/1
Pleurolidia juliae 2/5
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1/-
Tambja victoriae 1/-
Tenellia sp. 46 -/1 New species
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/-
Ardeadoris averni
Oxynoe viridis
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniodoridella savignyi
Elysia sp. 11
Tambja victoriae
Hypselodoris maritima
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Bornella anguilla - feeding
Cratena lineata
Elysia maoria
Glossodoris vespa
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Bornella anguilla
Oxynoe viridis
Phyllidia exquisita
Pleurolidia juliae
Chromodoris elisabethina
Phyllidiella lizae
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Cratena lineata
Elysia sp. 11
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Glossodoris vespa
Bornella anguilla
The new ride
Surface conditions
Chromodoris kuiteri
Substrate - The edge of the ledge
Oxynoe viridis
Goniobranchus splendidus
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Bornella anguilla
Tambja victoriae
Tenellia sp. 46 - New species
Jorunna sp. 3
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Pleurolidia juliae
